The Citizen Stewart Show

First up, a discussion with Tim DeRoche, founder of Available 2 All.

• Stuyvesant High School Admitted 762 New Students. Only 7 Are Black. (NYT, 6/2/23)

Then, Chris and Ravi discussed…

• Opinion | In A Deep Red Florida County, A Student-Teacher Revolt Shames The Right (WaPo, 6/1/23) 

• ‘The Minnesota Miracle’ Should Serve as a Model for Democrats (WaPo, 6/4/23)

This week, Chris interviewed two of his favorite education luminaries.

First up: President Obama’s Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan:

• Five Ways We Can Put Aside Partisan Politics And Think Big On Education (Washington Times, 10/18/21)

• Study Shows Parents Overestimate Their Student’s Academic Progress (PBS, 4/16/23)

• We Know How To Prevent Gun Violence. Now We Need To Scale It. (Stanford Social Innovation Review, 7/14/22)

Next: Stacey Shells Harvey from The Branch’s Sweat the Technique podcast:

• New Bill Would Eliminate Retention Under Ohio’s Third Grade Reading Guarantee (Ohio Capital Journal, 3/22/23)

• Third Grade Retention - What Does The Research Say About Retaining Students In Third Grade For Not Being Able To Read At Grade Level? (Regional Education Laboratory Program, 10/1/19)

This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Ravi discussed…

• How Technology Is Changing The Way We Teach Kids To Read (MIT Technology Review, 4/19/23)

Chris sits down with Neal McCluskey, Director of the Cato Institute’s Center for Educational Freedom, to discuss the challenges and opportunities in today’s public school system. Chris and Neal break down the libertarian perspective on everything from school funding to the government's role in education, ask if school choice is a one-size-fits-all solution and whether we’re living in a “gold rush” era of legislation around it, and unpack why families and educators should have the freedom to make decisions about their children’s schooling.

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This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Ravi discussed…

• Why Is Our Society So Lenient Toward Parents Who Mistreat Their Kids? (New York Post, 4/22/23)

• False Alarm: How Wisconsin Uses Race and Income to Label Students “High Risk” (The Markup, 4/27/23)

This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Ravi discussed COVID-19 and the American Federation of Teachers:

This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris interviewed…

This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Ravi discussed what’s making them think: 

• Asbury Park Third-Graders Need More Than Phonics To Learn to Read: Here’s What We’re Missing (NJ Education Report, 4/18/23)

• Students Are Ditching College For Trade Programs Teaching Hard Skills: ‘Finally, I Feel Like I’m Going To Accomplish Something In Life’ (Fortune, 4/17/23)

Chris and Ravi debate their pieces about education messaging in upcoming elections:

Also, make sure to check out our Sweat the Technique podcast, featuring veteran educators talking about lessons learned from schools. 

And we’ve rebranded! We’re now The Branch. Read all about it here.

This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and guest host Stacey Shells Harvey (from the Sweat the Technique podcast) discussed…

The differential treatment of black and white girls in public education:

• Angel Reese Can Shine as Brightly as She Wants (Atlantic, 4/5/23)

And black homeschooling and educational autonomy:

• Black Families Look to Continue Pod Schooling Movement Beyond Pandemic (The 74, 11/17/22)